The Sun. — London, England, 1818-02-10 00:00:00

undeystandin;.•,i - of the principles laid down in it. I: be might venture to add toy thing to what was sir -e! , ,opreittlY said in Liviog down those principles, i would he by•refetriog to the right of belliger, rhis• ag-Vins . t neutrals. Under whatever sem blarrce-. a' vessel might appear, if there was porno, to think that she was a neutral trans eressing, the belligerent has a power to de t,,in and srareli—i power, indeed, to be exercised at the risk of the . paity so detaining and search ing, hot the power and the right was movies tionalde. The check to insolent and vexations ingeiries was not by prohibiting all inquiry, but by foliowilig up by panishment such as were vex wirries. With respect to the Treaty before the llnfise, the only objection made to it was on the grohrd of the motoy which was to be paid to ..Spain. To what might be said of the application of the to 'trey by Spain, or to motley being the only thing which could induce that Court to agree to the al;oli-ino, it was enough to refer to the offer of the Havannah merchants,' who offered 2,000,000/. for the - continuance of that traffic which Spain had now •a reed to abolish for 400.000/. When he lOoked at the Trerties which had been lately made, as rdating to the Slave Trade, and compared them with those of former times, the comparison was most consoling inhuma nity. About 100 years- ago, our whole diplomatic skill was employed in-securing to ourselves the pH vile4e of being carriers to the rest of Europe in the Slave 'raffle. At the "friiaty of Aix-la-Chapelle, we Nv e were higgling to secure to ourselves the be nefit. of that pritilege for the four . ears of it that then remained. And at the Treaty of Madrid, ire 1750, we took a large ston as the price of those benefits for the two remaining years that they were to continue. In short, for the last century and a half, Africa was only - mentiOned in any Treaty as the theatre for carrying on this horrible trallie. :•;,► late even as the Treaty of 1783, after it had allotted to the Contracting, Powers their various stations on the coast of Africa, it is stated that the rest of the coast of that country should be frequented as usual ;• that was to sry, for the purposes of the Slave Trade.— contrast exhibited by recent Treaties was to be attributed to the march which the efforts of the lion. Geroletnan (Mr. ‘Vilherforce) had given to public opinion. The efforts of the lion. Gen tleman had succeeded--his victory was the vic tory of peace. It used to be the pride of this nation, that in the charter of its liberties, provi sion was made for the freedoni and prweetion of foreign merchants. It was now a higher pride, that the freedom and protection of the Africa!' was a chief article iu our Treaties with foreign nations. Mr. BENNET professed himself friendly to the Treaty. H e took occasion to shew that France had not acted up to the provisious for the aboli tion which she had errzred into iu the Trea , y of Nov. 1815. Every one k new the faithlessness of the race which at present governed Fraried (thongh he rejoiced that her former Chief was where he now lay;) awl he thought that . .he country had a right to expect from the Noble Lord. an expla »mho) of the mantler in which the abolition of the Slave 'Trade was carried on by France. lie concurred entirely in the Noble Lord's measttre. Ltrd GASTLFIZEAGH blinetl the romments made on (he couduct of the Fiend' Government, as teieirig to discourage that Government in its ef forts to put down the Slave 'Trade. He was not enough of a French lawyer to know whether in that kingdom, as in Portugal, any engagement entered into -with- a Foreign Power was con snieled a s fpirmiag part of the law of the court • try. Ent he knew that the department of the navy in France %vas in the practice of act ing. under the existing engagement, and issuing Orders to the ports to give it effect. If t h ose orders bad not been always strictly obeyed, it was unfair to lay the blame On the Government. He tpioted the case of the Governor of the Colony of Bourbon, who had been deprived of his situation for not having been sullicietrly attentive in re pressing the .f:dave Trade. lie also mentioned that the French Ambassador had applied, by or- der of his Court, for a collection of all the laws in this country respecting that traffic, in order to -amend lhoSe of France, on the•saille Subject. Mr. Goentes thought, that even considering the present measure as an experiment, both the Coun try and the Home would be most willing to ad vance the boot proposed. Mr AIARRYAT observed, that some Gentlemen opposed the question 011 acCotila of ,the expense, but the present mode of proceeding was much more expensive. Government was at present ob liged to pay from 30/. to 401. to the captor of every si ive found in a ship seized by our cruizers, if such ship were emleinned, and a situ of 701. for each slave where the ship seized was restored. He should therefore support the question. It was intended, by the present Treaty, to appoint Com missioners on the coast of Africa, to decide on a il cases of dispute on (lie capture of slave ships ; but Sierra Leone was not a proper place for them, as vessels were frequently six or eight weeks beat ing 'op to that port, when they could reach other );arts of the coast in half of that time. Mr. WILBERFORCZ explitined. Sir V. BURROI:GIis thought the sum stipulated D o t hip g more than an act of justice to' Spain, for the vessels which we bad .captured in time of peace, and whop there was no Treaty 'to give us the power of doing it. lie concurred in the pro pesal of the Noble Lord, and thanked hint for the able manner in which he hail conducted the nego ciAtion, and the zeal which he had displayed in the cause. He thought also his thanks due to the Bri ish Minister in (Sir H. Wellesley) for. Cie ability with which he had acted under the di rection of the Noble Lord. The House then divided— • For the Treaty ►,g Against it Mliority • mom - cm , : OF SUPI►LY. On reading the Order of the pq for going into a toualliTtee of Sufsply; The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER expressed his intention of moving that the Treaty with Spain be !Timed to that Committee. LOll CASTLERF Gil explained, taint i► would be thcpurt of the I rent) , relating to tlic sum pro posed whith would be referred to the Committee Of Supply. The Committee was then postponed to Wed oephy next. The Chimney Sweepers' Regulation Bill was btought in, read a first time, and ordered for a second. reading next Friday.—Adjourned. NO rICE TO Al: FLATS. ROYAL ACADEMY, SOMERSET-lIOLNE. NOTICE is hereby given, That ail \YORKS .I.NI intended for the ensuin4•EXHIBITION must he sent to the 110IAL .4TADEMY on MONDAY the tith, orTUES DAY the 7th of APRIL, after which time none can he re ceired.—l'uttlier Particulars will he given in a future Ad vet tiseineat. HENRY HOWARD, R.A. Secretary ~►xa THEAFRICAL REGISTER. Performed Lust NiArht. THEATRE ROYA h, DRIPSY-LANE.—(3d time), The Bride of Abyilos: Selioi, Mr. Kean ; Mrs. Marlyn. After whi::11, The Children in the Wood. Tut:ram: ItoyAh, E NT-GA ttnEN.—(2d time), Fazio: Gi raldi FaZio, Mr. C. Keqible; Bianca, Miss.O'Neill. After which, tiariegain Gulliver. MAILS. ARRIVED-1 1 Rio Janeiro. DtTc-1 Waterford, 1 Gottenburgb, 1 Holland, 1 France, '2 Haarburgb. STOCKS ELVE O'CLOCK. Bank L. Ann.... 2073 15-16ths Indi.a Stock ... 241 India Bonds 97s. pr Exch. Bills lBs. 28s. pr. Cnns. fur Accuunt....3oEitf PRICE 0 THIS PAY A 7 T Bank Stock 290 i '290 3 per Cent. Red-81181 Sui 3 per cent. C0n5....E0,14-} 80k 4 per Cents.... 991,!1;4 5 per Cent. N. Ann. 105 Pot'ii HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. 4t3 minutes after S. Evellitig, 17 minutes after t 1 1 11 E SUN. SOLEM quzs 'MERE FALSUM AUDEAT ? LONDON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10., 1818. We - received this morning the Paris Papers of Fridiy last. Those of Saturday, which were due, have not come to hand. The following are Extracts : CHANITIER OF PEERS, Fen. 5. " The Letters Patent of Peerage panted to the Count de Cazes, Minister of General Police, were verifie*in due form, and the new Peer wat ordered to be received at the next Sitting. " The Resolution of the Chamber of Depu ties, respectiug the age at which persons 5110111(1 be eligible to be elected Deputies, was agreed to, 79 to 24. " CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES, FEB. 5. " The disen,sion on 'title 6, upon promotion of the Recruitment Projet, was resumed, " The Count de Vogn6 opposed the 'Title, on the ground of its infringing the 'lop! Prerogative. " M. Thimeilet supported it, contending that it afforded a guarantee against the weakness of a Minister %din might be improperly influenced in making promotions. " M. de Villele warmly oppo3ed it. " The Keeper of the Seals, at some lengtb, sup- ported it. " de Corhiere attacked the Projet, and the Count de Cazes, Minister of Police, defended it. " The Reporter of the Committee spoke in support of their amendments, which were com bated by the Minister at War. " The different amendments proposed were all rejected by a large majority. " The amendments proposed by the Committee were also rejected by the same majority. " Title 6 was agreed to as originally proposed. The Chatnber proceeded to vote upon the whole Pr rjet. '['he numbers were 1 , 47 in favour of it, and 92 against it. " The President proclaimed the adoption of the Projet. " Adjourned till the , 12th of February ; the Bureaux to meet in the meantime. " Pants, FEB. 6.—The Councillors of State, and the Masters of Requests attached to the re spective Committees of Council, assembled yester day at the Hotel of the Chancellery by special convocation of the Keeper of the Seals, Who Pre sided at the Sitting. " Accounts from Augsburgh, dated the 30th ult. say, The report of the dissolution of the States of the Tyrol, by an insurrection of the peasants, is entirely false. The peasants, who assembled in great numbers, committed disorders at ►nspruck, and insulted some of the Members of the States ; but 'tranquillity was at length re stored.' " The boohsellcr Dclaunay, of the Palais Royal, has, it is said, purchased, for •,35,000 francs, the last posthumous wot.k of the Baroness de St ae!- Holstein. It will foi.rn 3 volumes in Svo. " According to the intelligence from Albi of the 28th tilt., Bastide and JauSion were interro gated on the preceding day, in time Hall of the Court of Assizes, the first at two o'clock, arid the second at four. They were escorted by a strong piquet of Gendarmerie and of Grenadiers de la Corr6ze. An, immense 'crowd were assembled. Jausion's interrogatory basted for two liners. Bach and Collard were interrogated the 26th. The publication of ti►e interrogatories of r4ladame Manson has been- prohibited. " FIVE PER CENTS. , "fliursday 66 f. 55 c. " VIENNA, JAN. 26.—The state of health at Constanti►►ople and its environs is so much ame liorated, that:from the Ist to the 10th ult. it was not ascertained that a single individual had been attacked by the plague." As we have given au ample account of last night's Debate in the House of Commons, on the subject of the Abolition of the SLAVE TRADE, in our Paper this day, we shall forbear to enter into that subject ourselves, farther titan to remark, that Lord CASTLEREAGH gave a comprehensive and most satisfactory statement of the measures which nave been adopted by our Government, and of [he beneficial results that, in 'due time may pro- duce the total extinction of this horrible traffic. As to the sum of 400,0001. given by this Country to. Spain, it may be considered as not merely the grant of the present rare of Britons, but the cheap and noble tribute of the BRITISH CHA RACTER, which we trust our posterity, for ever, will most anxiously endeavour to maintain. — Besides, if the plan suggested by Dr. Tnortre, in a work which we recently noticed in our LITE RARY REVIEW, should hereafter be Adopted, of promoting CIVILIZATION among the Atrican Po tentates and their people in general, the advan tages, in a commercial point of view, will hence be incalculable, and will spew that this sum has not been an idle, wanton, or merely an honourable tribute of national humanity; but that it has, in reality, been laid out towards the furtherance of interests of the utmost benefit to us, in matters of mercantile profit, while it contributes to the ame lioration of society, and the general happiness of mankind. Mr. Potrms presented a Petition from cer tain Inhabitants of Manchester, and also made a long statement, for the purpose of sheaving that the late disturbances at that town, and in other quarters adjacent, were excited by Government Agents. We have no doubt, however, that these allegations will be satisfactorily proved to be un founded by the Reports of the Secret Commit tees, who are now occupied in investigating the subject. I The late SPEECH, or Message, of the PREst- DENT of the United States of America has passed wimh an indifference, on the part of the Public Writers of this Country, which we noticed with much sarprize, and we have more than once ex pressed that surprize, not unmixed with censure, as indicating a want of due attention to the national interests, or of competence to direct the.opinions of the people. But though our Journalists seem to have been struck with the specious view which the Speech takes of the prosperity aad growing prospects of the United States, and which spread a (Littering co lour over the whole, it appeared to us to be a docu ment pregnant with mischief, and calculated here after to involve the interests of this Country and its Transatlantic Dependencies in no slight degree. Ilre trust that our Ministers have not been as in different to a subject of this importance as the shallow Politicians of most of our Public Jour nals, anti we shall endeavour, to.morrow, to im press upon the'forrner some sti iking points in the document in question, presuming to hope, that if they have not already considered the subject, they will feel it to be their duty t.o devote to it particular and profound attention ; otherwise, to nothing of their patriotism, their character for political sagacity will suffer in time opinion of every - enlightened Statesman throughout Europe. ARTIII/R THIRTIEWOOn.—It appears from cur Law article, that ARTHUR THISTLEWoOD was only indicted in the common form, and upon the infe rior charge of sending a It t ter .with a provocation to fight a duel and disturb the King's peace. We . know• not if his friends and supporters will ac knowledge any generosity on the part of his Pro secutor, in this forbearance. 1-ICwas not, perhaps, aware that such an offence assumes a n►tich more. serious form, anti might tell tor a much heavier penalty, when directed against a Peer of Parlia n►ent and a Secretary of State. Our Ship News of to-day contain nothing of importance. Yesterday morning the Duke of Yon trans acted military business with the PRINCE ltaGcNT, at Carlton-louse.--At one o'clock the REGENT left town for Windsor. MARRIAGE IN HIGH LlFE.—Yes!crday were married. by Special Licence, at Lainbeth Palace., by his Grace the Archbishop of CANTERBURY, the Right Hon. Lord CLIVE, eldest son of the Earl a nd CoOliteES of PowiS, to Lady Lucy 67.A11AM, third daoghter of the Duke amd alchess of Mon trose. At the ceremony were present the Dukes of Montrose and Northumfierlaod., Margois Gra ham. the Earl and Countess of. Powis, and Lady Caroline Graham, The ha;ipy couple left town for the Doke of Northumberland's seat, Sion house, where they intend residing some time. DREADFUL MURDERS AT GREENWICII. Yesterday morning a Jury was impannelled the White Hart Tavern, Greenwich, 'before Mr' CARTER, the Coroner, to inquire into the mo de( of Mr. Bird, aged 88, a n d hi s housekeeper, whose bodies were found murd e r e d a b out on e o'c lock on Sunday afternoon. The Jury at 10 o'clock ceeded to the house wher e th e mur d e r s were per' petr•ated, petrated, in order to take a vie w o f the bod ies, which remained for the inspection of the Coro" er and Jory. On entering the house tire body of t h i e housekeeper was seen lyi ng ill the-passage, `j'i'b quilt thrown over it ; s h e l a y o n h e r ba , k," lll) .' her arms a kimbo ; she bad all her clothes on; her kit temple was beaten in, supposed from som e ., • heavy iron instrument, besides se v era l woto olsmu• bruises on her head, arms, &c. whence it is Col ) " jectured that she made a desperate resistance ; Ihe body and the floor were covered wilt blOod. Tn e Jury next proceeded to tak e a v i ew o f t he body (, ' Mr. Bird, which, it po s sibl e , h a d a more dreadf" i " appearance than that of his housekeeper: his fore' bead was beaten in from some heavy instrument, his left cheek was laid open, his' left eye was s w ell , ed and blact , and he was covere d a ll o ver wi t- - blood. In consequence of their clot hes being °"'• r it could not be ascertained if there were any wounds on the bodies. The Jury now proceeu el to take a view of the house, garden, &c. o asc e " tain by what means the murderers had gained I' d " ' mittance, or what further depredations might It": 1 been committed. There i s a brick wail, Ab c) . ut , te - t feet high, which divides th e deceased's from another in the rear, called Powis's.gar del t h —ln Powis's garden the m ar k s o f mauV steps were traced, the tile of a sumtnel : .- 1100- lay on the ground, and appeared to be news broken by some person in climbiog over the %o i l ; as the marks of footsteps were.tpite plain ill " I mould iodic deceased's garden. The old Geol le ; t man here passed the day', and took rarer in beautifying it. Two bottles, which appear e ' t to have been recently emptied, antra fobaec ° : - pipe, lay on the parlour table, having the m ark: of blood on them ; from whence it is coriject ured that the murderer or m ur d erers mu st b ave wiled themselves.' Nothing in the huuse. being, disturbed, it is supposed the crime 01" st has : . been committed by some per son not a ranger t the family. The Magiqrat es, neighbours, polls officers, &c. were 'diligently employed in otakit'i , ' inquiry, but there has been no clue as yet disco'' vexed. The whole of the street before the ligu se • was crowded with the townspeople, with borror painted in their countenances. The undeaa ke f took the measure of the bodies, in order to ba c ' the coffins made previous to the removal of th° bodies, to have them stripped for the inspecti on of the Coroner's Jury, ,n hich returned to the ..10rr 1.000) and .adjourned till 8 o'clock in the evening' At seven o'clock the Jury assembled - again , at the house of Mr. Ever, the ‘Vhit e dart, L o ndon' street, Greenwich, to hear evidence with regard to tire death of Mr. G. Bird, awl his hoousekeer r ', Mary Sintmons. It appeared from the evidence °A several witnesses, that on Saturday night, abOul 10, Mr. Bird's door was'alsersed to h e. o pens am i h : woman standing opp os i te to i t , an d nea r " o " 7 7 - ii . same time three ill-lo o king fellows were , lurking about that part of the. street. 011 morning tire, brother ,of the deceased Mr. nil . ' I called on his brother's next door oe i g hhour, tr consequence of his not receiving any a nswer ta his repeated knocks at the d o or. They g ot over the wall, and finding the place safely sh °t up, they suspected all was not right, and re; paired to the front of the house, and tore' open a gate. Their endeavourS to open street door proving ineffectual, tire key belllg the inside, they entered by a back window, on opening the door, beheld the horrid spectac44 before related. The surgeons attended, go d d i e : scribed the mantle'. and nature of tire vvin" )( ,s - ' which were numerots, and said they Were:s°' cient to cause death. 'lie Jury Room was filed to :lie extreme, anwl whom were some of the most respectable inhab" tauts : Mr. Smith and Goland Forem in, INI"g l ,' • trifles, attended. The Inquest was adjourned v% a future investigation, sevcral essential witness` being abselit. ENGLISH OPERA flot , Se.—A new species ( g t Entertainment was submitted to the public la night at this Theatre, which is stile(' GATtlet" . ING OF THE CLANS." It consisted chiefly of ti music, dancing, modes of fighting, an d gene" i manners of the Highlanders of Scotland, at a I:( '‘' mer petiod Of - history. The whole was ellarscii tensed by a bold and impressive grandeur, an will doubtless not merely interest our brethren' the natives .of the North, but all whose feeling s , are alive to the heroic character of antiquity, to manners which have been nearly annihilated: l Y the progress of civilization. df We are glad to learn that the Managers Drury-Lane Theatre have shewn their go" sense, and. their 'respect for the Opinions a't feelings of the Public, by the restoration or M" . DAVISON. We wish that the Conductors of Ct" vent-GArden Theatre would equally manifest their taste, judgment, candour, and, indeed, justice,” re-engaging Mrs. CHARLES KEMBLE, an Acue ss with such accomplishments and original merit, as would have rendered her conspicuous in the brightest period of our theaTrieal annals. It is rumoured that the Lord Lieutenancy Iledfordsltire, vacant ,by the death of the Earl " I UppER OtiSoRY, is to be °fretted to - Lord GRAII - w h o has extensive estates in that Cotlnty• t'i'c learn that the Blue interest in Newca'de upon-Lyme, at the recent assemblage of the prif y cipais, came to the resolution of supporting th e two present Members for that Boroogh, in CO 4 they came forward at the approaching Election ; and that Mr. WIL,MoT, the iniSHC'et!Ssfiti Can di' date at the last Election, is noW cativassing; 81) 0114 his friends in that phee, who, together ' with another respectable Candidate, not yet naiv e "' will be brought forward in the Corporation terest, so th4t a smart contest may be expect ed. (Stafford Paper.) LONDON: Printed by). B. CARS - FAIRS, of No. 29, r A t Ormond-street, Queen-square; and published hY • SCRIPPS, of No. 7, South Alolton-street, at TUE SON 011 ice, No. 11'2. Strand ; where Adrettisementi, Order 6 t Letters, &c. (post-paid) must be ddreesed. z J 1